Sam Hauglustaine is a seasoned web developer and founder with 11+ years of experience building production web apps and running Afsprakenagenda.be, a niche SaaS appointment platform for healthcare and professional services. He combines hands-on front-end expertise in isomorphic JavaScript and React with practical backend skills (MySQL, RethinkDB, Socket.io) and a history of freelance projects for clients like Volvo, Telenet and Deutsche Bank. Active in open source, Sam has improved React components and tooling—modernizing tests and lifecycle handling—and contributed to LiveReload to streamline developer workflows. Based in Hasselt, Belgium, he pairs entrepreneurial product ownership with deep implementation experience dating back to early PHP, Visual FoxPro and ASP eras, giving him a pragmatic, full-stack perspective.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Highschool, Technology and Science, Highschool, Technology and Science at Instituut Mariaburcht Stevoort
Bachelor, Applied Informatics, Bachelor, Applied Informatics at Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg
LiveReload JavaScript code that communicates with the server and implements reloading
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:27 releases, 3 reviews, 131 commits in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the LiveReload JavaScript code within the repository. Their work involved modifying and extending the functionality of the JavaScript, specifically focused on features like reloading Chrome extensions and images. They also made changes to the build process and dependencies, indicating involvement in the project's development workflow. The contributions suggest a focus on ensuring the core LiveReload functionality works correctly and efficiently.
A draggable toggle-switch component for React. Check out the demo at:
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:12 commits, 5 PRs, 2 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the React-based toggle-switch component, improving its functionality and maintainability. They addressed potential issues by preventing `setState` calls when the component is not mounted, fixed lifecycle method names, and removed an unnecessary property initialization. Furthermore, the user updated testing by replacing Enzyme with React Testing Library and standardized code formatting, enhancing the reliability and readability of the project.
reacttoggletoggle-switchswitch-componentswitch
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